Film urges end to financial exploitation of seniors

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As part of a national tour of conferences about protecting the elderly from financial predatory behavior, the film “Last Will and Embezzlement” will be shown at the Italian American Cultural Center in Clinton Township and the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield Township. Pictured at left is Mickey Rooney and at right is Pamela Glasner.

With financial crimes against the elderly on the rise, and no end in sight, Starjack Entertainment partners Deborah Louise Robinson and Pamela S. K. Glasner are kicking off the company’s national tour, which they have christened “Safeguarding the Golden Generation.”

“My goal (is always) to educate and help others avoid the fate of my own elderly parents, who lost everything to a man the authorities refuse to investigate, much less prosecute or convict,” Glasnersaid.

To that end, Glasner will travel to metro Detroit, where she will conduct two conferences with Starjack’s documentary, “Last Will and Embezzlement,” as the foundation.

The events — on Sept. 25 at the Italian American Cultural Center in Clinton Township and on Sept. 30 at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield Township — will include keynote addresses from each township’s supervisor as well as audience Q&A sessions and panel discussions, featuring dedicated professionals in the fields of elder care and elder protection.

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“Our message for seniors,” said Robinson, the film’s director, “is that there is hope, that through education we can be armed to recognize these crimes as soon as they begin, and stop them in their tracks. It’s gratifying to know our film will be going across the country helping the nation’s seniors. More than that, having Pamela out there bravely telling her story, accompanied by the elder care professionals discussing the issue and explaining how best to protect yourself, will ensure that those in attendance will leave feeling not only educated, but empowered and able to spot the signs of this hideous crime, and protect themselves.”

To learn more about “Last Will and Embezzlement” and Starjack Entertainment, and for updates about the tour including additional cities and dates, ticket information, etc., visit www.lastwillandembezzlement.com or www.starjackentertainment.com.